Santa has a velvet rucksack. Carrie Kraft has black plastic trash bags. Fitting, in a way, because at some point all of these sweaters were somebody's trash. Her boyfriend Stan Darke (who owns the Factory, the vintage shop in Fairfax, Virginia,...

A Hawaii fisherman who rode out massive waves and ate raw fish to survive 12 days lost at sea said the ordeal was worthwhile because it led to him reconnecting with the son he'd lost touch with for years.

QUINCY – The development company looking to construct a pair of six-story mixed-use buildings in the heart of Quincy Center says it wants to break ground in March.On Wednesday, Gate Residential of Boston gave the...